Last night we went walking around our neighborhood and every bakery has on display hundreds of the same Christmas cake to celebrate Reyes Magos. You can't imagine the smell - mmmmmmmm!
The cake looks like an oversized donut with dried, sugared fruit. Sometimes they get fancy about it and fill the inside of the cake up with whipped cream or whipped chocolate. But the traditional cake is what you see in the picture, and always with little prizes inside. Manuel tells me that there usually is one "regalo de roscón" and whoever gets it is PENALIZED to have to pay for the damn roscón. That's not a very nice surprise, if you ask me!
so what surprises do they usually have in a roscone.? do they have lil jet planes? so its kinda like cracker jacks except with cake. did u try one? if u did r they good? and what surprise did u get? L
ReplyDeleteHoly crap - you are right! I DID get a little jet plane. I'm guessing you saw the later post. Good guess - and you're right, just like cracker jacks, but only for Christmas season.
ReplyDeleteWe saw some roscones in February and we were wondering how the heck people are still buying those old old roscones...but I guess the stores keep making them even after Reyes Magos.
so are the roscones good or what thats what i want to know? L
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